Category: Our Latest News!!
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Monday, May 11th Transylvania Times
The line of cars snakes out of the parking lot and into the street with patient drivers waiting their turn. Change the World is but one of several nonprofit agencies that Lake Toxaway Charities has assisted by providing funds in these troubled COVID-19 times. It operates out of Anchor Baptist Church in Pisgah Forest and provides free curbside pick-up…
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May 11th Newsletter – Coronavirus Response
Our latest newsletter is positively jammed packed with information about the GOOD you are doing in our community.
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Volunteer Information
Covid19 has severely harmed many of the residents of Transylvania County, disrupted the activities of many of the agencies that assist these residents, and makes volunteering by our residents difficult. As a result of the Covid 19 disruption, Lake Toxaway Charities has cancelled the Volunteer Fair that was scheduled for June and there are no…
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God’s Way Food Pantry Thank You Note
Dear Lake Toxaway Charities, The generosity of your members is overwhelming and we are humbled at your willingness to move on behalf of the needy in our mountains. Balsam Grove is a very small community with many workers who have big hearts. The partnership with Lake Toxaway Charities has enabled us to meet food needs…
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Gratitude Round Up
I’m excited to let you know that over 9,300 individuals have been reached (thus far) by our Family Support Initiative (on Facebook) and over 1500 have actually engaged with the content–pulling up the activities, clicking on the articles, etc. We are currently averaging 5,000 individuals every single week. Ali LienExecutive Director-Mountain Roots, Inc. “We are deeply grateful…
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Lake Toxaway Fire Rescue
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We are heartbroken over the recent incident at Whitewater Falls resulting in the tragic loss of two souls, Eldon Jamison, first responder, and Chandler Manuel, 24, of Rockwell, NC. On Monday, May 4. Chandler Manuel was hiking the Foothills Trail with several other hikers, and he fell from the falls and…
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SAFE – Emergency Grant 2020
In the wake of the COVID 19 outbreak and in compliance with the governor’s orders, SAFE had to temporarily close its 2 resale stores. The 2 resale stores generate the vast majority of the unrestricted funds for SAFE, which provides emergency shelter for women and children fleeing from abusive home environments. Due to the store…
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Coronavirus Response – Mountain Roots May 9th Update
In order to help you navigate these ever-changing times, Mountain Roots continues to share helpful posts every day to their Facebook and Instagram pages. Every day has a theme to help support families in finding balance as we deal with so much change. Mountain Roots is here to provide some uplifting activities for you and…
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Sharing House – Emergency Grant 2020
May 3rd: An update from Sharing House Director, Shelly Webb: We are now seeing increases for financial assistance. We have seen a major increase with people who need help paying for two specific areas– housing and medication. We also know that we have taken requests from over 100 new clients in 2020, people who have…
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Change the World – Emergency Grant 2020
5/6/2020 Update: Lake Toxaway Charities donated $5,000 in late March to Change the World to aid in fresh food purchases for the elderly and vulnerable in Transylvania County. Food distributions have been in high demand, at least three times the normal numbers. On May 1st, Lake Toxaway Charities granted an additional emergency grant of $6,510.…